Machipongo in Northampton County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

1652 Protest

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, November 14, 2025

1. 1652 Protest Marker

Inscription.
Site of the first organized protest in Colonies against taxation without representation in response to Poll Tax. At nearby tavern, March 1652.

Erected 2025 by Northampton County Tourism Fund.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Events. A significant historical year for this entry is 1652.

Location. 37° 27.217′ N, 75° 55.9′ W. Marker is in Machipongo, Virginia, in Northampton County. It is on Chatham Road 0.1 miles north of Church Neck Road, on the left when traveling north. The marker is located near the entrance to Chatham Vineyards on Church Neck Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 9232 Chatham Road, Machipongo VA 23405, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Virginia’s Eastern Shore.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

on the Delmarva Peninsula,

in the Tidewater,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory

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of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Shorter’s Chapel (approx. 0.7 miles away); Three Northampton Landmarks (approx. 2.9 miles away); Peter Jacob Carter (approx. 3 miles away); First Quakers (approx. 3.4 miles away); Relic from Spanish Steamship (approx. 3.7 miles away); Site of the Almshouse Farm at Machipongo (approx. 3.7 miles away); Grace and William Eyre (approx. 3.7 miles away); Edward Franklin and Dorothy "Dot" Wise Gibb (approx. 3.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Machipongo.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Relic from Spanish Steamship (was approx. 3.7 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Also see . . .
1. New Historic Markers Place and Planned in Northampton. (Submitted on November 14, 2025, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)
2. The Northampton Protest of 1652 application. (Submitted on November 14, 2025, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, November 14, 2025

2. 1652 Protest Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 7, 2026. It was originally submitted on November 14, 2025, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 88 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 14, 2025, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.